Car construction.



D. W OODH BAD. OAR CONSTRUCTION.

APP-LIOATION FILED MAR. 19, 1913. Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

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UAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 19, 1913.

Patented Sept. 2,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL wo'onnnen, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, assrenon. TO cnrrrnn. ELEcrnIc com- IPANY, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A conrom'rron or ILLINOIS.

CAB CONSTRUCTION.

specification or Letters intent.

Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

To all whomet may concern.

Be it known that I, DANIEL Wooomzen, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Car Construction, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in car construction, and more particularly to the feature of providing a car construction with a concealed lighting arrangement whereby the lightin fixtures and their appurtenances are hi den from the view of the passengers.

My invention is particularly adaptable for railway cars in which electric fixtures are employed for lighting purpose, although, in its broader aspects, my invention might be employed with fixtures of other types.

Heretofore various systems for indirect lighting have been employed, but with my construction, however, not only is the method of indirect lighting en1ployed-that is, having the car illuminated by the rays of light reflected from the ceiling of the car-but, furthermore, the lighting fixtures are entirely concealed from view, and in this manner not only is a very eflicient form of car lighting obtained, but the appearance of the car is greatly improved, as the objectionable lighting features which usually adorn the upper portion of the car are entirely removed.

My invention will be more clearly under-' stood by having reference to the accompanying drawings, in which I have illustrated one embodiment of my invention.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a cross sectional view of a, portion of a car-embodying the features of my invention. Fig. 2 is a. sectional view taken on the line 2--2 in Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 in Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawings, I have illus trated a ortion of a car of the standard type, consisting of a roof section 5, carried by the angle plate 6 secured to the sash 7 to the lower end of which sash is connected the deck sill late 8 carrying the deck 9. The false carlinc plate 10 is secured to the deck sill plate, while secured to the angle iron 6 is a false ceiling 11, all of which construction is of the Well known type,

and it is not thou t necessary to describe the same more in etail.

The features of my invention consists in securing to the lower'portion of the false car-line plate 10 a molding 12, which molding PIOJGCtS inward about four inches and then extends upwardly, bei shaped into an artistic design. This m dl ding is preferably made of thin sheet steel and extends the entire le h of the car, being supported 1n various by means 0 suitable braces 13.

Located in the space formed between the lower part of the molding 12 and theplate 10, I provide a block of insulating material, through which pass suitable conduits. I have shown three conduits, although it will be understood that any suitable number can be employed, through which conduits pass either electric wires or-si alingcords. I em loy one of these condultsfor the electric ligfit circuit, and along the upper surface of the insulating block I mount suitable sockets which carry the electric li ht bulbs for illuminating the car. These lights can be distributed in any desired manner in order to. provide sufficient illumination.

In order to provide a suitable reflector for these lights, I provide a curved reflector it secured at Its outer end to the molding 1.11% and at its inner end to the sash 7. This re flector passes immediately beneath the bulb of the light and above the socket, and in this manner I provide a more efiicient reflecting surface as this surface is not broken by the lamp socket. These reflectors are preferably made of sheet steel, and to facilitate handling are made in sections of about four feet long. The brace bars' 13 are provided for supporting the molding.

In order to prevent dirt or dust accumulating around the lights in the reflector 14, I provide a glass cover 15 hinged at one side to the sash, whereby this cover can be raised in order to reach the lighting fixtures.

It will thus be seen that I have devised a very efficient and improved form of lighting arrangement for car construction, and one in which an evenly distributed light is ob tained due to the employment of the indirect lighting, the rays of light being first deflected toward the false ceiling 11, and thence deflected downward to the car below. Furthermore, it will be seen that all the lighting fixtures are entirely concealed, and

aces intermediate of its emit,

this is accomplished by merely having the molding along the side of the car extending into the car a few inches. This leaves a free space in the upper portion of the car, thusglvin lar form of my invention, it will be readily understood that various changes and modi fications can be made without departing from the scope of my invention.

What I claim as m invention is:

1. In car construction, a deck sill, a deck sill plate secured thereto, a falseceiling, a series of lights mounted adjacent to said deck sill late and carried thereby, means for directmg the-rays of light against said false ceiling, whereby said rays are deflected to the lower portion of said car, and means for concealing said light from view from the lower portion of said can,

2. In car construction, a root section, a false ceiling carried thereby, a deck plate, a deck sill plate secured thereto, a molding projecting inward from said deck sill plate, and a'series of lights located between said molding and said deck sill plate, said molding concealing said lights from all points below the same.

3. In car construction, a ceiling; a deck, a deck sill plate secured thereto, a molding adjacent said deck sill plate and pro'ecting inward therefrom, a series of lights located between said deck sill plate and said molding, whereby said molding conceals said lights from all points below the same, and a reflector arranged below said lights to thereby reflect the light against the ceiling of the false ceiling carried thereby, a deck, a deck sill plate secured thereto, a molding carried by said deck sill plate and projecting in ward therefrom, a series of electric lights each including a bulb and a socket located between said plate and said molding, and a curved reflector mounted immediately below said bulb and above said socket for reflecting the light against said false ceiling, sai molding acting to conceal said lights from all points below the same.

6. In car construction, a roof, a false ccil ing carried thereby, a deck sill plate, a lamp carried thereby, a reflector for reflecting the rays from said lamp against said false ceiling, and a molding carried by said plate for concealing; said lamp from View at all points below the-same.

Signed by me at Chiwgo, Illinois, this 15th day of March 1913.

DANIEL WQODI-IEAD.

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